If it were that simple, then I might agree with you. Unfortunately as with most forms of dementia the more recent the memory, the more difficult it is to recall. So as the condition sets in, the victims most recent permanent memories are further and further back in time. The net result is nursing homes full of people waking up every day convinced that they're young children abandoned by their parents in a strange place.
It is not pleasant. It really isn't.
If this drug changes that situation such that the person retains strong mental ability but still no long term recall, I wouldn't think it particularly helpful.
Who's stealing anything? Is MS being deprived of the ability to run Microsoft Office when Joes Super-Cheap Widgets uses their software without paying for it? I think the term you're looking for is 'infringement'.
Since (2) is the only meaning that people seem familiar with, can we geeks perhaps agree to never, ever use that word in the (1) context again, or just abandon it altogether?
Aargh, this connector is *still* symmetrical vertically in form factor but not electrically. Which means you'll have people fumbling behind computers/laptops turning the connectors upside-down until the cable is twisted trying to plug in their camera/mouse/hdd/coffee maker.
Either change the shape of the connector (something like RJ11 would be fine) or make the pins such that it can be inserted right-way up or upside down (figure-eight power cable connectors for example).
It's not just HD DRM that I find unacceptable. These summer holidays I was staying at a small holiday home with the family. After each days activities the younger members of the family would want to watch DVDs. The house had a DVD player, VCR and TV. The TV only had SCART and RF inputs, so we thought to use the VCR as a modulator (run audio+composite video from the DVD player into the VCR's AV input, then watch the movie with the TV tuned to the VCRs channel).
Guess what? 6 out of the 10 DVD discs we had were "protected" with Macrovision (spits) copy protection. You know, the one that puts out invalid video sync signals so you can't dub a DVD to tape. All we got on those discs was a rolling picture like we'd lost vertical hold, and alternating bright/dark luminosity. Completely unwatchable.
When I got back to my home city the first thing I did (after unpacking the car) was to send up an RCA->SCART adapter. That made the problem go away.
Utter, utter crap.
Macrovision needs to die a fiery death, and it needs to do it now.
Really? BD+ has been cracked? I'm not so sure about that.
But it's kind of moot anyway. As long as the DRM is present, this leapfrogging will continue, and people wanting to legitimately watch and back up content will be put out. Try watching a movie in full HD without an "approved" HDMI cable, or streaming the movie to two or three tellys at once.
Say what? A DVD doesn't have rewind, I don't(generally) have fast forward through ten minutes of outdated ads, it's just plop the disc in and hit play.
Lucky you. I guess you haven't watched much from Dreamworks lately. I've found strings of ads at the start of several of their DVDs. Oh, and they're skip-locked with retarded UOPs, so at best you have to watch them in fast-forward. It's almost like they're trying to make it look like a video tape. Except you still can't fast-forward the copyright warning.
The fact that people have flocked to DVD after considering VHS "good enough" for years indicates that they no longer see VHS as good enough. The same, I believe, will apply to DVD in a couple of years.
Actually what I'm more interested in is hearing movies at 24fps.
I live in a country that uses 25fps PAL. When converting a 24fps movie to PAL, they don't bother with any juddery 3:2 pulldown like with NTSC, they just speed up the film four percent. This has the effect of raising the pitch of every voice, musical piece and sound effect by one semitone. Rather distracting for someone with an ear for good music.
The picture quality is still better than NTSC, so there's a bit of a tradeoff there I guess.
Not me. I'll adopt it enthusiastically, with open arms. I'll buy at least 3 players for around the house, and gladly pay kilobucks to replace most of my DVD collection with Blu-Ray....just as soon as they get rid of that awful DRM.
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You mean like Apple? :)
Mod parent up.
That's pretty much what I was going to write!
You're going to have to explain that one to the rest of us.
If it were that simple, then I might agree with you. Unfortunately as with most forms of dementia the more recent the memory, the more difficult it is to recall. So as the condition sets in, the victims most recent permanent memories are further and further back in time. The net result is nursing homes full of people waking up every day convinced that they're young children abandoned by their parents in a strange place.
It is not pleasant. It really isn't.
If this drug changes that situation such that the person retains strong mental ability but still no long term recall, I wouldn't think it particularly helpful.
Do you apply that principle to music and online content too? I'm guessing you've never watching anything copyrighted on Youtube.
To ride the /. meme wave:
Who's stealing anything? Is MS being deprived of the ability to run Microsoft Office when Joes Super-Cheap Widgets uses their software without paying for it? I think the term you're looking for is 'infringement'.
I know, I know, I'll go sit down.
How about any keyboard that has Power, Sleep and Wake Up keys where the PrintScreen, Scroll Lock and Pause keys are supposed to be?
Since (2) is the only meaning that people seem familiar with, can we geeks perhaps agree to never, ever use that word in the (1) context again, or just abandon it altogether?
Thanks,
Aargh, this connector is *still* symmetrical vertically in form factor but not electrically. Which means you'll have people fumbling behind computers/laptops turning the connectors upside-down until the cable is twisted trying to plug in their camera/mouse/hdd/coffee maker.
Either change the shape of the connector (something like RJ11 would be fine) or make the pins such that it can be inserted right-way up or upside down (figure-eight power cable connectors for example).
*blink*
C'mon, Slashdot isn't *that* old.
Given that karma is a totally fictitious construct, you're probably right.
Fair enough, but I was talking about western culture, not just the US. I don't even live there.
I assume you meant engagement ring. Wedding rings are usually simple 9ct gold bands, with the occasional variation.
I'm sorry, has BD+ been broken? Last time I checked (yesterday) it hadn't.
Yes, well I'm afraid it's now 2008. The DVD is over 10 years old and I'm still waiting for a hardware player that ignores those flags.
It's not just HD DRM that I find unacceptable. These summer holidays I was staying at a small holiday home with the family. After each days activities the younger members of the family would want to watch DVDs. The house had a DVD player, VCR and TV. The TV only had SCART and RF inputs, so we thought to use the VCR as a modulator (run audio+composite video from the DVD player into the VCR's AV input, then watch the movie with the TV tuned to the VCRs channel).
Guess what? 6 out of the 10 DVD discs we had were "protected" with Macrovision (spits) copy protection. You know, the one that puts out invalid video sync signals so you can't dub a DVD to tape. All we got on those discs was a rolling picture like we'd lost vertical hold, and alternating bright/dark luminosity. Completely unwatchable.
When I got back to my home city the first thing I did (after unpacking the car) was to send up an RCA->SCART adapter. That made the problem go away.
Utter, utter crap.
Macrovision needs to die a fiery death, and it needs to do it now.
Really? BD+ has been cracked? I'm not so sure about that.
But it's kind of moot anyway. As long as the DRM is present, this leapfrogging will continue, and people wanting to legitimately watch and back up content will be put out. Try watching a movie in full HD without an "approved" HDMI cable, or streaming the movie to two or three tellys at once.
I take it you also boycott DVD and the evil CSS and UOPs therein?
You're kidding. I can tell a 1080p picture (the only HD worth talking about) on a 50" screen from the other side of a department store.
Can you please point me to the paper on those blind tests? I have a suspicion the word "blind" might be more than a test method in that study.
Say what? A DVD doesn't have rewind, I don't(generally) have fast forward through ten minutes of outdated ads, it's just plop the disc in and hit play.
Lucky you. I guess you haven't watched much from Dreamworks lately. I've found strings of ads at the start of several of their DVDs. Oh, and they're skip-locked with retarded UOPs, so at best you have to watch them in fast-forward. It's almost like they're trying to make it look like a video tape. Except you still can't fast-forward the copyright warning.
The fact that people have flocked to DVD after considering VHS "good enough" for years indicates that they no longer see VHS as good enough. The same, I believe, will apply to DVD in a couple of years.
Actually what I'm more interested in is hearing movies at 24fps.
I live in a country that uses 25fps PAL. When converting a 24fps movie to PAL, they don't bother with any juddery 3:2 pulldown like with NTSC, they just speed up the film four percent. This has the effect of raising the pitch of every voice, musical piece and sound effect by one semitone. Rather distracting for someone with an ear for good music.
The picture quality is still better than NTSC, so there's a bit of a tradeoff there I guess.
Yes, but I've yet to see the only one whos decision that really matters:
Lucasfilm.
Or is that covered by 20th Century Fox?
Not me. I'll adopt it enthusiastically, with open arms. I'll buy at least 3 players for around the house, and gladly pay kilobucks to replace most of my DVD collection with Blu-Ray. ...just as soon as they get rid of that awful DRM.
What the hell is PowerDVD? I won't buy any media until it will play in VLC.